Wundt and introspectry and origins of psychology

Question 1

What is introspectry?

Answer 1

• Studying functions of the mind by by asking people to describe their own thoughts, feelings and experiences

Question 2

Wundt’s approach

Answer 2

• Set up a laboratory
• Focused on aspects of the mind that could be observed and measured in controlled conditions

Question 3

Why was Wundt’s approach criticised

Answer 3

John Watson said it was too subjective

Question 4

Discuss wundt’s role in emergence of psychology as a science

Answer 4

• First to open lab designated to scientific study of psychology under controlled conditions
• His focus was to try and understand pecerption and structuralism
• Introspection used today in areas like therapy and investigating emotional states